Aline Hecht

Aline Hecht

ALTENBURG, Mo. -- Aline M. Hecht, 83, of Altenburg died Thursday, March 5, 2009, at Independence Care Center of Perry County.

She was born Oct. 24, 1925, in Perry County, daughter of Martin J. and Leah Bachmann Schmidt. She and Milton B. Hecht were married Oct. 24, 1948.

Hecht was a cook at St. Louis Green Park Lutheran School. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg and its Lutheran Women's Missionary League.

Survivors include her husband; a son, Martin Hecht; a daughter, Nancy Hecht, both of St. Louis; two brothers, Delbert Schmidt of Altenburg, Melvin Schmidt of Cape Girardeau; a sister, Dorothy Hemman of Brazeau, Mo.; five grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by two sons.

Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday and 8 to 11:30 a.m. Sunday at Young and Sons East Perry Chapel in Altenburg.

The funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Altenburg, with the Rev. Steven Dressler officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.